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fishnet

  (fĭsh'nĕt') pronunciation
n.
  1. Netting used to catch fish.
  2. A mesh fabric resembling such netting.

 
 
WordNet: fishnet
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
  Synonym: fishing net


 
Wikipedia: fishnet (material)
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Fishnet stockings

In the field of textiles, fishnet is a material with an open, diamond shaped knit. Fishnet is most often used as a material for stockings, tights or bodystockings. Fishnet is available in a multitude of colors, though most often sported in traditional matte black. Fishnet is commonly worn on the legs and arms by practitioners of goth and punk fashion, but is also commonly worn in mainstream as a fashion statement. It is generally considered to be a sexy garment, and may be a component of sexual fetishism.

Fishnets are used mostly as a sort of undergarment, it defines curves by sticking close to the body, generally making the wearer look more muscularly defined.

Fishnet fetishism

There is a large fetish community devoted to the sensual appreciation of fishnet and features in the work of fetish photographers like Trevor Watson and Doris Kloster, and models like Dita von Teese.

Fishnets in literature and popular culture

  • DC Comics features two superheroines who have incorporated fishnet stockings into their crime-fighting costume, Zatanna and Black Canary.
  • Cucumber Sandwiches & Fishnet Tights – A poem by Margaret Walker (2006)
  • The Stray Cats recorded a song entitled "Fishnet Stockings" on their European debut album in 1981.
  • Female ninjas in the popular manga and anime Naruto sometimes wear undershirts made of fishnet. One of them, Anko Mitarashi wears a fishnet not only on her legs but over her whole body.
  • Some characters from Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja wear undershirts made of fishnet.
  • Nearly every major character in The Rocky Horror Picture Show is seen wearing fishnets one or more times during the film.
  • In the anime and manga One Piece the surgeon of the pirate crew Thriller Bark Dr. Hogback wears a fishnet. His character and the whole Thriller Bark is based on horror movies, so he may be based on The Rocky Horror Picture Show itself (see above).

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Translations: Translations for: Fishnet

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fiskenet

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    netstrømper

Nederlands (Dutch)
visnet

Français (French)
n. - filet de pêche

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    bas en résille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fischnetz

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    Netzstrümpfe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόχη ψαρέματος, διχτυωτό ύφασμα
attrib. - διχτυωτός

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    διχτυωτές κάλτσες

Italiano (Italian)
rete da pesca

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    calze a rete

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rede (m) de pesca

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    meia-calça (f) que lembra uma rede de pesca

Русский (Russian)
рыболовная сеть, сетчатая ткань

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    чулки в сеточку

Español (Spanish)
n. - red de pesca, malla

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    medias de malla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fiskenät

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
鱼网, 网眼布

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    网眼袜

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 魚網, 網眼布

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    網眼襪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 漁網, 目の粗い網目織物
adj. - 網目織の

idioms:

  • fishnet stockings    網目のストッキング

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شبكه لصيد السمك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריג רשת, רשת גדולת עיניים‬


 
 

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